Dr. Sharman Hoppes Educational Endowment

By contributing to The Sharman
Hoppes Educational Endowment at the Texas A&M College of
Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, you can make a
difference by helping to provide veterinary care for exotic pets
and wildlife, and the education of students and veterinarians in
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The Initiative

Wildlife and exotic pets are being displaced from their natural
environments, making it hard for them to survive. Whether its
deforestation in Texas or burning of rainforests around the world,
more and more exotic animal species are losing their homes. We owe
these birds, reptiles, and mammals appropriate care when they are
sick and injured. We need to educate students, veterinarians, and
the general public on the importance of supporting and caring for
these creatures.

While all veterinary medical students go through similar
training to become a veterinarian, which primarily covers dog,
cats, horses, and cows, other species, such as exotic pets and
wildlife, often are only briefly touched upon in the curriculum.
For this reason, caring for them properly becomes more
difficult.

Often money is also a concern in the care of injured or sick
exotic pets and wildlife. At the Texas A&M College of
Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, we have the
capabilities to provide medical treatments, diagnostics, and
surgical procedures for these rare species, while providing
training for students and veterinarians in this type of specialized
care.

Our Objective

This endowment, initially sponsored by Dr. Jim Rohack and his
wife Charli, helps fund veterinary care for exotic birds, reptiles,
mammals, and wildlife. The endowment particularly focuses on
emergency care, including specialized testing such as CAT scans,
and specialized surgeries such as ovariectomies in birds. In
addition, funds are also used to help offset the associated costs
of maintaining specialized training laboratories where veterinary
students learn how to treat exotic species.

Your Support

Through your support of The Sharman Hoppes Educational Endowment
you can make a difference by assisting in the efforts of the
college to provide veterinary medical training in the care of
exotic animal species. Gifts to the endowment will provide funds to
help cover the costs of caring for exotic animals treated that the
Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.

Contributing to The Sharman
Hoppes Educational Endowment at the College of Veterinary Medicine
& Biomedical Sciences makes you a valuable part of the team
that is working to improve animal, public, and environmental health
around the world. We would be very pleased to have you visit us and
our veterinarians for a personal tour of their training
laboratories to learn more about their efforts.